Moscow, Sept 11, IRNA – The Director of Saint Petersburg&#39;s Hermitage Museum in Russia said that promotion of Iran-Russia cultural relations strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

“Introducing Iran’s rich culture increases foreign people’s interest in the attractions possessed by the nation,” said Mikhail Piotrovsky on the closing ceremony of Iran’s cultural week.

Piotrovsky referred to the musical performances during the cultural week and described Persian traditional music as ‘very interesting representing a small portion of Iran’s cultural diversity’.

Iranian and Russian figures as well as artists from other countries world attended the event.

Iran’s cultural week was held Sept 3-10 in Moscow, Russia and Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Tehran, June 7, IRNA -- Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Saturday that OPEC and OPEC+ have no mechanism to guarantee implementation of the agreement to cut production and the only guarantee are oil prices.

Tehran, June 7, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message expressed condolences on the death of former secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement Ramadan Abdullah Shallah.

New York, June 7, IRNA -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi on Saturday described his US counterpart's statements as wrong, saying that Washington has no right to initiate anything under Resolution 2231.